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Dear Health Advocates,

As we continue to push forward on health priorities in Congress's reconciliation efforts, we hope you are hanging in here and staying energized. We also have multiple new resources on Medicare dental coverage with a new opportunity in the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. Please find resources for your health care advocacy, as well as new events and opportunities to sign on to various comment letters, below.


** Action Items
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* NEW! National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC): Sample CRA Comment Letter for Health Stakeholders ([link removed]) due 8/5
+ NCRC Article: What's in the Community Reinvestment Act Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Healthcare? ([link removed])
* NEW! Southerners for Medicaid Expansion: Please utilize of these resources to restate the importance of including the coverage gap fix in the upcoming reconciliation package.
+ Joint Statement: Congress and the Biden Administration Must Act Now to Close the Coverage Gap ([link removed])
+ Letter to Senate Democrats ([link removed])
* Bansoff.org ([link removed]) : Bans Off Our Bodies campaign from Planned Parenthood, a one-stop shop to sign petitions, share toolkits with supporters, and find out more about upcoming rallies
* MomsRising Petition ([link removed]) : Urge Congress to support critical funding for maternal mental health!
* Advance Premium Tax Credit (APTC) Advocacy: Please take advantage of the resources below to restate this policy provision's importance.
+ Sample APTC Paper News Release Template for State Advocates ([link removed])
+ APTC Paper Social Media Template ([link removed])
+ FUSA Issue Brief: Unless Congress Acts, Health Care Costs Will Soon Skyrocket for People Who Buy Their Own Insurance ([link removed])




** Upcoming Events and Opportunities
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* NEW! Alliance for Health Policy: Welcome Reception (7/19) and Summit on Mental Health in America (7/20) ([link removed]) in Washington, DC

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** Resources for Your Health Advocacy
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* Oral Health
+ NEW! FUSA Insights Column: Time for Medicare to Cover Our Entire Body ([link removed])
+ NEW! FUSA Fact Sheet: The Time is Now for Administrative Action to Improve Medicare Dental Coverage ([link removed])
+ NEW! FUSA Comment: Medicare Oral Health Coalition Applauds CMS' Inclusion of "Medically Necessary" Dental in Proposed 2023 MPFS ([link removed])
+ "Dear Colleague" Letters to CMS on Medically Necessary Dental Coverage from House Representatives ([link removed]) and from Senators ([link removed])
* Reproductive Health and Abortion
+ Planned Parenthood video: Force of Nature ([link removed])
+ INeedAnA.com ([link removed]) : Find a clinic - to find vetted, up-to-date, and personalized info on how to get an abortion; no search or user data saved
+ ReproLegal Helpline ([link removed]) : a free, confidential source for legal advice and information abortion
o Visit their website ([link removed]) or call 844-868-2812
+ M+A Hotline ([link removed]) : a confidential, private, and secure phone and text hotline for people in need of support for self-managed miscarriage or abortion
+ Keep Our Clinics ([link removed]) : Support independent community providers who provide the majority of abortion care in the US
+ Donate to Abortion Funds ([link removed]) (and amplify calls for donations): A donation to the National Network of Abortion Funds brings abortion funds closer to a future where all people have access to abortion without shame or stigma
* Health Care Value
+ FUSA Comment Letter: Consumers First Comment Letter to Federal Government on the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule ([link removed])
* Health Equity
+ NEW! FUSA Analysis: Community Voice and Equitable Policymaking in the United States: Lessons from Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution ([link removed])
+ FUSA Insights Column: Changing the World Around You—Getting Involved in LGBTQ Health with De'Shea Coney ([link removed])
+ FUSA Health Justice Now Webinar Recording: The Path to Sustainable Financing for Community Health Workers ([link removed])
+ FUSA Paper: Our Health Care System Has Lost Its Way ([link removed])
* Medicaid
+ FUSA Webinar: Reflections with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: The Past, Present, and Future ([link removed])
+ Protecting Immigrant Families: LIFT the BAR Act Toolkit ([link removed])
+ FUSA Comment Letter: Stakeholders Submit Letter to Democratic Congressional Leadership on Health Coverage Priorities ([link removed])
+ FUSA Case Study: Strategies for States to Maximize Medicaid Ex Parte Renewals and Limit Coverage Losses ([link removed])
* Prescription Drug Pricing
+ FUSA Issue Brief: Making Ends Meet: Reducing Costs at the Pharmacy Counter Will Help Americans Survive Inflation ([link removed])
+ FUSA Statement: Senate Needs to Get Prescription Drug Reform Over the Finish Line ([link removed])


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Job Postings
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* Duke University, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
+ Project Planner ([link removed])
* FUSA:
+ Manager of Events & Partner Mobilization ([link removed])
+ Strategic Partnerships Campaign Manager ([link removed])
+ Director of Medicaid Initiatives ([link removed])
+ Director of Private Coverage ([link removed])
+ Senior Policy Analyst ([link removed])

Thank you for your tireless advocacy as we continue fighting for the best health care for all of America's families. Please reach out to any of us at Families USA to connect on our shared advocacy efforts, or to let us know what you'd like featured in upcoming Resource Roundups!

Have a great weekend,

Sophia Rodriguez-Bell
Strategic Partnerships Intern

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